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Boston Cannabis Board Voting Hearing April 16, 2023

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We're just gonna give it a second and let the waiting room clear, please make sure you're muted, when you enter.

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Right, let's get started good afternoon. This is a hearing before the Boston cannabis board. The BCB today is May 16 2023.. Today's hearing is being conducted pursuant to certain temporary amendments to the open meeting law. That is what allows us to meet. Virtually this hearing is being recorded and will be posted to the city of Boston's website before I review. Some procedural matters I will introduce chairwoman Kathleen Joyce. Thank.

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You Jasmine, my name is Kathleen Choice I'm, chair of the Boston cannabis board and today I'm pleased to be joined by fellow Commissioners. Commissioner Lisa Holmes commissioner Gabriel Camacho and commissioner John Smith.

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Thank you, chairwoman Joyce, my name is Jasmine Wynn and I am the Boston cannabis board manager. We are also joined by Allison coin. Who is the project manager for the BCB? While the public is encouraged to attend? There will be no additional public testimony accepted I will read each item into the record. I will ask for comments from each board. Member I will then ask if there is a motion, any questions to the motion, and then there will be a vote.

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Each board member has the ability to grant grant with conditions defer, reject without prejudice, which means the applicant can return anytime with an application at the same location or reject with prejudice, which means the applicant cannot reapply at the same location for one year we will begin with our amendments to already approved licenses. The first matter is mass citizens for a social Equity LLC.

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The license premise is 561 Dudley Street Roxbury, the license type is a retail recreational cannabis dispensary license and the license request is to amend the closing hour from 8 PM 7 days a week to 10 pm 7 days a week share woman Joyce. Do you have any comments.

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uh My comments are that I have no issue with this request. All.

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Right any of the other Commissioners have any comments.

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Cnn chairman Rejoice is their motion.

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Make a motion to approve this amendment? Second,.

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Aye and none opposed the next matter we have is mass citizens for social Equity LLC. The license premise is 39.95 to 39.97 Washington Street Roslindale, the license type is a retail recreational cannabis dispensary license and the license request is to amend the closing hour from 8 pm seven days a week to 10 pm seven days a week.

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Any comments from the board members, no comments, Sharon dresses, their emotion.

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I make a motion to approve this amendment. Second,.

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John, all in favor.

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The next matter is Airbus C3, Dorchester LLC. The license premise is 43 Freeport Street Dorchester, the license type is a retail recreational cannabis, dispensary license and the license request system in the operating hours from 10 a.m, to 9 p.m, 7 days a week to nine a.m, to 10 p.m. Seven days a week, any comments from the board members chairman.

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Joyce I make a motion to approve the amendment as requested. Second, all.

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And none opposed the next one is rooted in LLC. The license premise is at 331 Newbury Street, Back Bay. The license type is a retail recreational cannabis dispensary license. The license request is to amend the closing hour from 10 pm Monday through Saturday 8 pm on Sunday to 11 p.m. 7 days a week, any comments from the board members, no challenges.

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I make a motion to approve development, as requested second.

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Second, all in favor.

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Thank you John, um and now we will move to our new license applications. The applicant is build a life Legacy LLC, doing business ads that Boutique the proposed license premises: 536 to 538 River Street Mattapan, the licensed Cyprus, the recreational cannabis dispensary license. The proposed hours of operation are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m, to 8, P.M, Friday and Saturday. 10 a.m, to 9 p.m, and on Sunday, 11 A.M to 7 P.M with 11 A.M to 2 p.m, be an appointment. Only. This is a non-equity applicant I'm, chairman Joyce. Do you have any comments.

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I'm just going to note for the record that we heard this exact same application previously on October 12 2022. At the time the applicant was an equity applicant, but due to some restructuring of the LLC, they lost an equity status, so they are again before us with this application as a non-equity applicant, so we were required to hear the application again. uh This was a strong application then, and it still is.

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um This is a good Transit location with Mattapan station and the commuter rail nearby. There was a lot of support from elected officials in the community.

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um The applicant noted on the record and in the correspondence and in the testimony it was clear they took into consideration the abiding church and adjusting the operating hours on a Sunday um I think speaks to their commitment of being a good neighbor. So those are my comments.

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Commissioner, Camacho.

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uh The only comment I have is um I I think they answered my questions at the last hearing uh quite forthrightly and they scored rather well on my score sheet.

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Commissioner, homes.

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Nothing further, they scored high the first time they came through and, as uh the chairwoman said, you know, we've had them before so they've done well, so I have no no additional comments about them, though,.

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Commission Smith.

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Thanks Jasmine uh same as my other commissioner, it's pretty solid application. Thank you.

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Chairman Joyce, is there a.

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Motion make a motion to approve. Is there a.

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In favor aye all right and none of those petition is granted, so we are now going to move to our one day. Amendment applications Happy Valley at 220, William, McCullen, Highway East Boston, has applied for a one-day extension of their hours on May 22nd to May 26th. The applicant was requested to open at 8am as opposed to their 10. Am oh, is there any questions? I should ask first uh no questions at.

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The moment chairman Joyce uh make a motion.

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To approve is there a second all in favor, hi.

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And then, on older news, the board is in receipt from another request from Happy Valley. They will be closing early on August 29th at 2 pm for an Employee Appreciation celebration, so that just needs to be acknowledged. Cheryl and Joyce.

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Okay acknowledged.

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All right is there a second acknowledgment.

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I asked permission to close.

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Just in case of I, don't know someone might say complaining. We know that they're closed for that they're doing them yeah all right. So those are all the matters before the board. Today. Please note that the BCB will not be holding any hearings in June. We will return in July once the date is finalized, it will be posted on our website. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the day. Thank you. Thank.

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You very much thank you.